Cult of Bhairava in Nepal

Shakya, Milan Ratna:
The cult of Bhairava in Nepal / Milan Ratna Shakya. - New Delhi : Rupa & Co., 2008. - xv, 289 S. : Ill.
ISBN 978-81-2911304-7
Rs 495,00
US$ 14,95 (Munshiram Manoharlal)
US$ 15,00 (Biblia Impex)

Beschreibung
The Cult of Bhairava in Nepal is an account of the Bhairava faith and conventions of Nepal. The adamantine practice of an early Śaiva sect with the pragmatic convention of salvation (nivṛtti) and accumulating merits pravṛtti mārgas as a way of life still persists and has become a part heritage in present day Nepal. Bhairava ensures the safeguarding of inevitable knowledge. He is also the reflection of a fierce aspect of Śiva and is the patron sentinel deity in this land of Lord Paśupatināth.
   In this book, The Cult of Bhairava in Nepal, Milan Ratna Shakya deals with the spiritual account as well as the cult, which is based on admiration for Bhairava-rife in Nepal under local, intellectual and artistic perspectives. The spiritual realm of Bhairava cult also presents a pleasant merging of Śaivism and Buddhism in Nepal. This deity has been worshipped as protector of medieval city-states in Kathmandu valley and is known by various names like Bhailah-aju, Bhairah-dyoh, Tepah-dyoh, Konca-Bhairava or Ajudhyo in local parlance. [Vom Buchumschlag]

Inhalt
Acknowledgements. ix
Preface. xi
1. The concept and conviction. 1
2. The caucus of the principal Bhairava. 42
4. Artistic & iconic forms. 125
5. Bhairava in Nepal Mandala. 200
6. Aestheticity of Bhairava. 252
Endnotes. 267
Bibliography. 285

Autor
Milan Ratna Shakya (*1960) is a Ph.D., an Artist Lecturer at the Central Department of Nepalese History, Culture and Archaeology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur.

Quellen: Rupa Publications; Exotic India; Munshiram Manoharlal; Rediff Books; Biblia Impex.